Tolar Isd, TX - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Tolar Isd

Tolar ISD is a small district serving pre-kindergarten through grade twelve across parts of Hood County, Texas. The enrollment is under a thousand students, distributed across three schools: an elementary building, a junior high, and a high school.

Academic performance in the district is mixed. In the elementary grades, students show stronger command of reading and language arts than math. In third grade, proficiency in reading sits around the halfway mark while math is slightly higher. Fourth grade dips considerably in both subjects, with math proficiency dropping to about a third of students and reading falling to around a third as well. By fifth grade, reading recovers modestly, and math rebounds somewhat. Sixth grade shows the strongest performance in the tested grades, with reading proficiency around two-thirds and math at a similar level. Middle school performance wavers. Seventh grade math proficiency falls sharply to around a third of students, though reading stays roughly stable. Eighth grade stabilizes both subjects at around half the students meeting proficiency. In science, fifth-grade proficiency is quite low at around one-fifth of tested students, while eighth-grade science performance improves substantially to about half. Eighth-grade social studies proficiency sits at about half of students.

The district's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint compared to other districts in Hood County, though this remains a modest position. When the data is aggregated across all tested subjects, most students either approach or meet proficiency standards, but fewer achieve the top mastery level.

Chronic absenteeism rates in Tolar ISD run below the county midpoint, which is a strength in terms of student engagement and presence. The student body is predominantly white, with small percentages of Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and multiracial students, and even smaller representation of other groups. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data and counts of students in special education or English learner status were not available.

Per-pupil spending in the district sits in the lower half of its county cohort, suggesting relatively constrained resources compared to some neighboring districts. The district encompasses three towns: Tolar, Bluff Dale, and Lipan. Housing values in the area cluster around a mid-range point for the state, with values showing a slight decline over the past year. The region's median household income is in the mid-eighties, and mortgage affordability is reasonable at current rates, though it remains a consideration for families entering the market.

No recent bond elections, tax-rate referenda, or major curriculum changes could be confirmed for the district. The district appears stable operationally without major ongoing expansion or restructuring initiatives announced or documented.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

908

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 7%

Black 1%

White 89%

Asian 0%

Two+ 2%

Am. Indian / AK Native 1%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

48%

54%

Gr 4

29%

33%

Gr 5

40%

45%

Gr 6

65%

64%

Gr 7

53%

50%

Gr 8

38%

64%

Math

Gr 3

63%

57%

Gr 4

18%

47%

Gr 5

31%

60%

Gr 6

54%

79%

Gr 7

30%

31%

Gr 8

50%

59%

Science

Gr 5

14%

29%

Gr 8

32%

64%

Social studies

Gr 8

29%

65%

all_subjects_approaches

Gr ALL

46%

—

all_subjects_masters

Gr ALL

—

all_subjects_meets

Gr ALL

18%

—

ela_approaches

Gr ALL

44%

—

ela_masters

Gr ALL

—

ela_meets

Gr ALL

20%

—

math_approaches

Gr ALL

54%

—

math_masters

Gr ALL

—

math_meets

Gr ALL

20%

—

science_approaches

Gr ALL

25%

—

science_masters

Gr ALL

—

science_meets

Gr ALL

17%

—

social_studies_approaches

Gr ALL

42%

—

social_studies_masters

Gr ALL

—

social_studies_meets

Gr ALL

—

Schools in this District

3 schools are officially reported under this district.

TOLAR H S

TOLAR EL

TOLAR J H

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

59%

Grade 3

34%

Grade 4

45%

Grade 5

69%

Grade 6

31%

Grade 7

55%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

52%

Grade 3

31%

Grade 4

43%

Grade 5

65%

Grade 6

52%

Grade 7

54%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

21%

Grade 5

52%

Grade 8

Social Studies

1 grade reported

51%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$426,491

Year-over-year change-1.1%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$415K to $500K

vs. state typical1.41x

vs. national typical1.16x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
76476	Tolar	$415K	-1.3%	83.8%
76433	Bluff Dale	$483K	+0.3%	13.2%
76462	Lipan	$500K	-0.1%	3.0%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,152/mo

Home price / national median income5.1x

Comparison

State typical home value$302,187 (-2.0% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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